"By writing honestly about the difficulties of self-representation, Rader represents himself as a writer who cares deeply about his audience and his craft." ?ZYZZYVA"Rader's poetry asks how to be an a
"Budbill both informs and moves. He is, in short, a delight and a comfort." ?Wendell Berry"David Budbill is a no-nonsense, free-range sage." ?Dana Jennings, The New York Times"Looking at the reality c
?I will call the voice of this poet a ?common’ voice? a voice a poet could take into an entire lifetime of memorable writing.” ?Philip Levine, PloughsharesThis second collection from APR-Honickman win
?Perillo’s poetic persona is funny, tough, bold, smart, and righteous. A spellbinding storyteller and a poet who makes the demands of the form seem as natural as a handshake.”?Booklist?The poems [are]
“It’s [McGriff’s] language that keeps you reading along, transfixed.”—New York Times Book Review“A lyricist at heart, McGriff is a masterful maker of metaphor.” —Third Coast“McGriff’s vivid grit remai
A doctor contemplates Lenin's embalmed body; two angels flank an open chest during a heart transplant; a father's anger turns into a summer thunderstorm... Each of Levin's poems is an astonishing inve
This Fiftieth Anniversary edition celebrates one of the most ground-breaking books in American poetry. When first published in 1967, W.S. Merwin’s The Lice was ground-breaking. Its visionary urgency d
A collection of poetry featuring locations ranging from Rwanda to St. Petersburg to Mexico and a vision that stretches across the boundaries of the human experience
"Compelling, appealing, cinematic . . . Rekdal refreshes the meaning and the image of being displaced in this world." ?The Boston Globe"Rekdal's work deeply satisfies, for it witnesses and wonders ove
"Skoog [is] fashioning a poetry that fluctuates and ripples as incessantly as open water." ?Boston Review"Ed Skoog is a master of mischief and misdirection." ?Prairie Schooner"Ed Skoog's poetry is so
"Images that are satisfyingly clear . . . and excitingly inexplicable." Robert Pinsky,Washington Post"Intimate and hypnotic . . . whether turning her gaze inward or outward, these poems
Honored as one of "Nine Great Poetry Books of the Year" by The New Yorker."The Poem She Didn't Write is a breakup book, full of the kinds of invective and taunts honed by a person who h
"Maurice Manning displays not just terrific cunning but terrific aim." New York Times Book Review"Manning's geniushis truly staggering geniusis in his ability to put this ancient questi
“It’s hard to think of another living author who has written so well for so long in so many styles as Ursula K. Le Guin.” —Salon“She never loses touch with her reverence for the immense what
“Bob Hicok is that rarity, a cheerful contemporary poet—if not completely happy, still hopeful and celebrative.” —Los Angeles Review of Books“Yet ultimately the most potent ingredient in virtually
“Bitsui’s poetry returns things to their basic elements and voice in a flowing language rife with illuminating images. A great reading experience for those who like serious and innovative poetry.” —Li
“C.D. Wright belongs to a school of exactly one.” —The New York Times“C.D. Wright has been writing some of the greatest poetry-cum-prose you can find in American literature.” —Dave EggersCasting Deep
“Jones writes brief, simple poems about isolated incidents while gracefully alluding to the complex relationships underlying them.” —Publishers Weekly“Skillful, direct, and surprisingly delicate.” —Th
“Merwin’s verse often gives the impression of language scavenged from the elements, its power reckoned only as its meanings assemble, phrase by phrase, against the white of the page. Simple astonishme
“The narrating voice in Living Room is insistent but quiet, though it sometimes achieves loudness without any apparent effort. At other times it seems to continue in the -reader’s mind even after stop
